Eau Claire FFA adviser earns national service award
Arnold B. Cordes, longtime Eau Claire Senior High School FFA adviser and vocational agriculture instructor, is one of five to receive the National Vocational Agricultural Teachers Association outstanding service award. He now serves as FFA executive secretary in Wisconsin and works for the state Department of Public Instruction in Madison. The NVATA citation honors Cordes for outstanding contributions to vocational agricultural education. Also named were S Archie Holdridge Roy E Powell Dean Prochaska and Fay Thompson. The MATA has over 10 000 members including teachers and state supervisors. Cordes taught at Eau Claire High School for 18 years before moving to Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire Senior High School
FFA
Arnold B. Cordes
National Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Association
NVATA
Atlanta
S. Archie Holdridge
The
Hartford
Conn
MATA
Mr. Cordes
ABC
Eau Claire High School
Madison
State Department of Public Instruction
Dale Aebischer
Eau Claire
Department of Public Instruction
Barron Holstein breeders meet for annual gathering
The Barron County Holstein Breeders will hold their annual meeting January 18 at the courthouse. All county purebred and grade Holstein breeders are invited. A noon potluck lunch precedes the 1 p.m. meeting. Bring utensils and a dish to pass. Ice cream milk and coffee provided. Neil Hammerschmidt of Altoona national Holstein director will explain the Holstein Association mapping program. Mike Snyder manager of the Wisconsin Holstein Association will discuss association activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron County
Neil Hammerschmidt
Altoona
Holstein Association
Mike Snyder
Wisconsin Holstein Association
AAM Holds National Convention In St Louis
The American Agriculture Movement held a weekend convention in St Louis with only a few hundred farmers expected to attend. It reviews a difficult farm economy for the third year as other major farm groups announce winter meetings across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAM
American Agriculture Movement
Washington
St. Louis
Poland
The
American Farm Bureau Federation
San Diego
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cordes
Wis
Consin
Topeka
Kan
Fay Thompson
Powell, Wyo
DeLand
Fla
Steiner Sales & Service
Baldwin
Wisc
Rice Lake
Tony Gavin
Menomonie
Knapp
Allen Salsbury
Prairie Farm
Dick O'Brian
Eleva
Cidewinder Mfg
Eee Ao
Morton
Yarrow
Jon Us
Sen
Bambs
Morrison
Chippewa Falls
Cap
Mueller
Shed
Victor Conibear
Vicor
U.P.S
Minn
Muellers
Tuffy
Thistle
Westock Milo
Anson Bros
Washington, D.C
Reagan
Soviet Union
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Cattlemen’s Association
San Antonio
Texas
National Farmers Union
American Park Congress
Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Land Bank
Loyal River Falls
Balsam Lake
Barron
Whitehall
Keenan Sales & Service Inc